Status Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), on both as Geochelone gigantea although it is also referred to as Dipsochelys dussumieri or D. elephantine (4).Description The Aldabra giant tortoise...

Status Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), on both as Geochelone gigantea although it is also referred to as Dipsochelys dussumieri or D. elephantine (4).Description The Aldabra giant tortoise...

Mauritius cuisine, has over the years blended the different influences and created a type of cooking very unique to the island nation. Hence starting from Creole rougailles, Indian curries and biryanis, Chinese chopsuey to French civet de lièvre,...

According to Hindu legend, the God Shiva and his wife Parvati were circling the earth, with the sacred river Ganges balanced on Shiva's head. Shiva noticed a beautiful, deserted island and decided to land, but in the course of touching down there,...

Ganga Talao According to Hindu legend, the God Shiva and his wife Parvati were circling the earth, with the sacred river Ganges balanced on Shiva's head. Shiva noticed a beautiful, deserted island and decided to land, but in the course of touching...

sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to Shiva and this distant...

Ganesha — the elephant-deity riding a mouse — has become one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism. This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha, but also shows how popular and pervasive this deity is in the minds of the...

Ganesha — the elephant-deity riding a mouse — has become one of the commonest mnemonics for anything associated with Hinduism. This not only suggests the importance of Ganesha, but also shows how popular and pervasive this deity is in the minds of the...

Temple Grand Bassin Lord Shiva And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

According to Hindu legend, the God Shiva and his wife Parvati were circling the earth, with the sacred river Ganges balanced on Shiva's head. Shiva noticed a beautiful, deserted island and decided to land, but in the course of touching down there,...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

Trou aux Cerfs is a dormant volcano with a well-defined cone and crater. It is 605 m (1,985 ft) high and located in Curepipe, Mauritius. The crater has been alternately described as 300[1] and 350 meters in diameter,[2] and is 80 meters deep.[2] It is...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

Hanuman is considered to be one of the embodiments of strength, speed, agility, wisdom and selfless service. He is considered to be immortal, and this immortality has been given to him by Lord Ram to serve the devotees in distress. His adventures have...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

One of the major attractions of Mauritius is the 60 acre Royal Botanical Gardens of Pampelmousse, now renamed the S. Ramgoolam Botanical Gardens. It is situated about 11 km northeast of Port Louis.Butterfly seen in this garden

Coloured Earth Of Chamarel: Among the oddest sites of the island are the seven-coloured dunes at Chamarel, believed to result from the weathering of volcanic rocks. These undulating and vividly contrasted layers of earth are a short drive away from the...

Status Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), on both as Geochelone gigantea although it is also referred to as Dipsochelys dussumieri or D. elephantine (4).Description The Aldabra giant tortoise...

Status Classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1), and listed on Appendix II of CITES (3), on both as Geochelone gigantea although it is also referred to as Dipsochelys dussumieri or D. elephantine (4).Description The Aldabra giant tortoise...

Pamplemousses: a botanical garden much visited for its single-largest (literally) attraction giant water lilies, as much as a metre wide (the giant Victorial Regia water lilies), and the talipot palm, said to flower once every sixty years and then die...

And so was born the sacred lake, Ganga Talao, now home to the biggest annual pilgrimage of Hindus outside of India. Each winter, hundreds of thousands of Hindus descend upon the lake, some coming from as far away as South Africa, to give offerings to...

The other initiative is to centralise and modernise sugar factories to reduce their numbers from 11 to a maximum of five in the next few years. To make this possible, a voluntary retirement scheme was launched for workers older than 50. So far, about...

The other initiative is to centralise and modernise sugar factories to reduce their numbers from 11 to a maximum of five in the next few years. To make this possible, a voluntary retirement scheme was launched for workers older than 50. So far, about...